Alien: Romulus (2024)
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A group of young space colonists must survive a deadly encounter with hostile creatures while attempting to steal supplies from a derelict space station.
The story
In 2142, a group of six young, downtrodden space colonists, including an orphaned miner named Rain Carradine and her android companion Andy, seek to escape their forced labor on a mining colony. They commandeer a hauler to reach the derelict Renaissance space station. Their goal is to steal cryostasis equipment to survive a long journey to the planet Yvaga III. However, their desperate mission leads them into a deadly situation when they encounter hostile creatures lurking within the station's decaying structure, forcing them to fight for survival in a high-stakes environment.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2142, Rain Carradine and her group, including an android named Andy, travel to the Renaissance space station to steal cryostasis equipment for a journey to Yvaga III. Upon arrival, they trigger a lockdown that releases facehugger parasites. Rain upgrades Andy's access, but his loyalty shifts to the corporation. The group encounters a xenomorph that had previously escaped the station. During the chaos, several members are injured or killed, including Navarro, who is impregnated by a facehugger. Rain and others must navigate the station's dangers, eventually rescuing a wounded Kay. They discover a xenomorph nest and must fight through hordes of creatures. After a series of sacrifices, including Tyler's, Rain manages to reclaim Andy's original programming. They eventually escape the station as it is destroyed by planetary rings. In the aftermath, Kay, who has been treated with a special fluid called Z-01, gives birth to a mutated human-xenomorph hybrid. Rain eventually ejects the creature into space before entering cryostasis with Andy for their journey.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 119
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Fede Álvarez
- Writers
- Fede Álvarez · writer; Rodo Sayagues · writer
- Cast and characters
- Cailee Spaeny · Marie Raines "Rain" Carradine; David Jonsson · Andy; Archie Renaux · Tyler Harrison; Isabela Merced · Kay Harrison; Spike Fearn · Bjorn; Aileen Wu · Navarro
- Genres
- science fiction; horror
- Themes
- survival; human-machine relationship; corporate greed
- Setting
- The year 2142, across various locations including the mining colony on planet LV-410 and the Renaissance space station.
- Premise and plot tags
- space exploration; alien encounter; survival horror
- Franchise connections
- Alien
- Reception
- The film was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its visuals and performances.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 64 · scale: 100 · review count: 57; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 82% · scale: percentage
- Awards and nominations
- Academy Award · Best Visual Effects · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film features connections to all six prior films in the franchise.; The film's design was influenced by the video game Alien: Isolation.
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